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mistake
verb
-
mistake
,
mistaking
,
mistakes
,
mistook
,
mistaken
to
think
wrongly
that
someone
or
something
is
another
person
or
thing
•
Many
people
mistake
me
for
my
older
brother
.
Many
people
mistake
me
for
my
older
brother
.
•
He
mistook
the
salt
for
sugar
and
ruined
the
soup
.
He
mistook
the
salt
for
sugar
and
ruined
the
soup
.
From
Old
Norse
‘
mistaka
’
meaning
“
take
wrongly
”.
The
verb
entered
Middle
English
in
the
14th
century
.
verb
-
mistake
,
mistaking
,
mistakes
,
mistook
,
mistaken
to
understand
something
wrongly
or
give
it
the
wrong
meaning
•
Please
don
’
t
mistake
my
silence
as
disapproval
.
Please
don
’
t
mistake
my
silence
as
disapproval
.
•
She
mistook
the
directions
and
ended
up
at
the
wrong
address
.
She
mistook
the
directions
and
ended
up
at
the
wrong
address
.
Same
Old
Norse
root
as
other
senses
,
with
meaning
extended
to
wrong
understanding
by
the
17th
century
.
